Delete Outlook Rules

[RichardM]

I'm running Outlook 2002 w/o Exchange which means that I can not run the
rules wizard to modify or delete rules. I can create rules and have reached a
point where my rules list no longer makes sense. I said all of that to ask
this: how do I delete the file where the rules are kept? I know that a
complete de-install of Office would wipe everything but there has to be
another way. Thanks.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Not sure about Outlook 2002 but a .rwz file holds all rules in prior
versions. I am not sure if the Rules are stored in the .pst file as they
are in Outlook 2003 - haven't had occasion to research. If it is in the
..rwz file. just rename it.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, RichardM asked:

| I'm running Outlook 2002 w/o Exchange which means that I can not run
| the rules wizard to modify or delete rules. I can create rules and
| have reached a point where my rules list no longer makes sense. I
| said all of that to ask this: how do I delete the file where the
| rules are kept? I know that a complete de-install of Office would
| wipe everything but there has to be another way. Thanks.

 

[RichardM]

The rwz files was a good idea but it didn't work for 2002. Presuming for a
moment that the rules ARE in the pst file (and not somewhere else), is there
a way for me to export the file and extract the rules? Thanks.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

No.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, RichardM asked:

| The rwz files was a good idea but it didn't work for 2002. Presuming
| for a moment that the rules ARE in the pst file (and not somewhere
| else), is there a way for me to export the file and extract the
| rules? Thanks.
|
|| Not sure about Outlook 2002 but a .rwz file holds all rules in prior
|| versions. I am not sure if the Rules are stored in the .pst file as
|| they are in Outlook 2003 - haven't had occasion to research. If it
|| is in the ..rwz file. just rename it.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, RichardM asked:
||
||| I'm running Outlook 2002 w/o Exchange which means that I can not run
||| the rules wizard to modify or delete rules. I can create rules and
||| have reached a point where my rules list no longer makes sense. I
||| said all of that to ask this: how do I delete the file where the
||| rules are kept? I know that a complete de-install of Office would
||| wipe everything but there has to be another way. Thanks.

 

[RichardM]

Nuts.